Organisational Theories and Organisational Design

Brief description

Aspects of organization theory (environment, social structure, culture, technology, physical structure), organizational forms (functional, divisional, matrix, process-oriented, agile, democratic, alternative), organizational culture, politics in organizations, modern, symbolic-interpretive, and postmodern perspectives of organization theory.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Hatch, M. J. (2018). Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic, and Postmodern Perspectives (Fourth Edition, Fourth Edition). Oxford University Press. Kieser, A., & Ebers, M. (2019). Organisationstheorien (8., erweiterte und aktualisierte Auflage.). Verlag W. Kohlhammer.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, video-lecture, discussion

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Prerequisites and co-requisites

none

Infos

Degree programme

Digital HR & angewandtes Arbeitsrecht

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

1 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to: Describe the aspects of organization theory – environment, social structure, culture, technology, and physical structure. Explain theories regarding the relationship between organizations and their environment and apply them to specific organizational contexts. Evaluate different organizational forms (e.g., functional, divisional, matrix, tensor, process-oriented, crowd-sourced, agile, democratic, alternative). Explain organizational culture from modern, symbolic-interpretive, and postmodern perspectives. Discuss the connections between physical structure, social structure, technology, and organizational culture.

Course code

1705-21-01-BB-DE-06